A Little help - Are you ready for PGCA Research Letters On-Line?

[John D.]

Hi folks,

After a while of programming - and incredible support from the PGCA Board of Directors, Chuck Bishop - and more so my wonderful wife who put up with me during this programming nightmare...

I'm just about ready to roll-out the on-line version to request a PGCA Letter for your Parker - with forms that are filled out in your browser and a payment system that allows you to pay for 1 to 1000 letters - in a single payment...

Here are some details....

First - I'm going to give this a try for PGCA Members only at first, as I'm working out a few last minute programming kinks (thank you Microsoft... NOT!)

Second - the cost of the letter for PGCA Members is $42 on-line. Why? Because, if you have a PayPal account and pay for a letter, PayPal deducts their fees by almost as much. BUT - if you pay with a credit card or check? The fees are much steeper - so a $2 uplift is OK with me. Ready???Especially as I don't have to buy a stamp, buy envelopes, print the form then handwrite the dang thing, then lick the envelope, then wait for the postman, then wait 7 days for the postman to deliver it to Chuck, then wait until Chuck writes the letter, then wait to see if my check ever gets cashed, then wait for the postman to deliver my letter back, then wait... Well - ok - if time were money - $2.00 is fine with me...

Anyway.....

First - you'll have to go here: Serial Number Lookup and be sure that your Parker actually has records that allow a letter....

Second - I'll give you a link shortly - to a hidden forum that exists - where you can fill out the form on-line (or download it). I've also set up that forum that if you have any difficulties or questions - you can post a note, ask for help or whatever...

Third - from the form itself - you can click on a link to add a "Letter" to your shopping cart. You can add and pay for one letter - or as many as you want.

Fourth - right from your browser, you can save the form to send each one as an attachment to your letter request (there is an e-mail link within the form - I kid you not ) - and as well, some browsers will allow you to e-mail it directly without saving it to your computer...

Fifth..?? Well - there is no "fifth"..?

So - anyway - this post actually takes about ten times longer to read then it does to fill out and pay for a PGCA Research letter...

Here we go, if if you've wanted to go "On-line" for letter requests - I'm asking for your help in trying it out... But - it should be slick...

Hang tight for a bit, but I'm going to get this going shortly...

Thanks for your patience - and for those who are NOT PGCA Members? I haven't forgotten about you folks - yours will be next...

John

Edited: And for PGCA Members - this is the link I posted in this thread on Page 3:
I've posted a "Quick Guide" and instructions here:
On-Line Research Letter Requests - Quick Guide & how To

[OH Osthaus]

Darn. Now I have to go buy a gun to try it out

[John D.]

HA!!! Actually - I'll give you the serial number of my little .410 so you can try it out? Of course - you'll be paying for the letter I'll be getting - but... An offer like this doesn't come around every day..??



John

[Dean Romig]

John, Thanks for a fine result following a great deal of angst behind the scenes.

[Mills]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

Darn. Now I have to go buy a gun to try it out

I was thinking the same thing. Thanks to John and all who are helping to make this possible

[Double Lab]

Thanks John. Is this post going to be a "sticky"?

[Angel Cruz Ortiz]

Now we're cooking with gas!!! Thanks John!!

[PopPop]

Great Job!!!!!
I can't imagine the amount of work that went into this. This is very, very cool.

Thank You so much!!!!

PopPop

[John D.]

My sincerest thanks folks..!

As well - once I'm happy with the "How To" guides and links - I'll add it to this thread as well as the main site under "Research Letters" link.. But - right now - as far as I can tell - everything works "as it should" - so, thank all of you who want to take this for a "test drive" and be a bit of a pioneer in getting your letters with requests from "on-line".

You folks are outstanding....

With my thanks to each of you,

John

[John Powers]

Thanks for all the efforts.